In addition to the proposed curriculum, it's essential to include a dedicated section on understanding the lived experiences of musicians. While technology significantly impacts their livelihood, affecting their economic landscape, a comprehensive course should delve into the day-to-day realities from aspiring to established artists. Recognizing the challenges and opportunities at various career stages helps shape policies that emphasize not just the business of music, but the very life of the musician. This approach, rooted in empathy, ensures that aspiring policymakers connect not only with data but also with the human stories behind the statistics. Fostering empathy is key to crafting policies that genuinely support the well-being and sustainability of musicians, aligning with my core belief that the musician is more important than the music itself. Needless to say, count me in to help craft this initiative!
For my BSc dissertation I wrote about sponsorship in live music venues and for my MA thesis about the effect of relaxing alcohol licensing on music venues. Both were done within the School of Geography.
I think making a hyper-focused degree like this actually limits access to this work. There will be fewer locations where you can do it. Maybe just one. Currently you can specialize within the existing broader subject structure.
If this mainly becomes available in one geographic location, fewer people will be able to do it IMHO.
One of the biggest problems regarding late-night entertainment is the attitude and beliefs of councils and police, sadly over my many decades owning Nightclubs in England this has never changed.
Good planning with proactive 'friendly' working partnerships between venues and authorities can improve the area's economy, reduce crime and generate greater community cohesion, that's the beauty of music it brings people together as equals.
How do we overcome the NIMBY, especially from those who purposely move to a vibrant area, made only by good entertainment venues, but after a few years complain about the noise and rowdy streets?
This leads to complaints to councils and police resulting in restrictions and the old 'false' belief that late-night venues cause all the problems and the vicious cycle of boom & bust continues
A comment I have heard many times over the years by several high-ranking police officers.
"if everywhere was closed by 11pm there would be no crime and disorder at night"
Yet when an area has a good vibrant nightlife the crime rate is actually lower than the ghost town.
If you ever need some more insight remember, I owned and personally ran the UK's longest-running same-owner Nightclub, I literally learnt to run on a stainless steel dancefloor and have been doing events since 1984. Very few have the personal experiences I have of working through the many changes of society and both evolutionary & legal changes of Nightclubs in England
In addition to the proposed curriculum, it's essential to include a dedicated section on understanding the lived experiences of musicians. While technology significantly impacts their livelihood, affecting their economic landscape, a comprehensive course should delve into the day-to-day realities from aspiring to established artists. Recognizing the challenges and opportunities at various career stages helps shape policies that emphasize not just the business of music, but the very life of the musician. This approach, rooted in empathy, ensures that aspiring policymakers connect not only with data but also with the human stories behind the statistics. Fostering empathy is key to crafting policies that genuinely support the well-being and sustainability of musicians, aligning with my core belief that the musician is more important than the music itself. Needless to say, count me in to help craft this initiative!
I run a Music Cities module at University of Westminster in London. It is part of the MA Live Music Management.
Next semester will be the third year of the course and it has produced some amazing analysis of what specific cites could do to become music cities.
For my BSc dissertation I wrote about sponsorship in live music venues and for my MA thesis about the effect of relaxing alcohol licensing on music venues. Both were done within the School of Geography.
I think making a hyper-focused degree like this actually limits access to this work. There will be fewer locations where you can do it. Maybe just one. Currently you can specialize within the existing broader subject structure.
If this mainly becomes available in one geographic location, fewer people will be able to do it IMHO.
Fair point Raz. I can’t argue with that.
One of the biggest problems regarding late-night entertainment is the attitude and beliefs of councils and police, sadly over my many decades owning Nightclubs in England this has never changed.
Good planning with proactive 'friendly' working partnerships between venues and authorities can improve the area's economy, reduce crime and generate greater community cohesion, that's the beauty of music it brings people together as equals.
How do we overcome the NIMBY, especially from those who purposely move to a vibrant area, made only by good entertainment venues, but after a few years complain about the noise and rowdy streets?
This leads to complaints to councils and police resulting in restrictions and the old 'false' belief that late-night venues cause all the problems and the vicious cycle of boom & bust continues
A comment I have heard many times over the years by several high-ranking police officers.
"if everywhere was closed by 11pm there would be no crime and disorder at night"
Yet when an area has a good vibrant nightlife the crime rate is actually lower than the ghost town.
I'm gonna write more about this topic!
If you ever need some more insight remember, I owned and personally ran the UK's longest-running same-owner Nightclub, I literally learnt to run on a stainless steel dancefloor and have been doing events since 1984. Very few have the personal experiences I have of working through the many changes of society and both evolutionary & legal changes of Nightclubs in England